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Thanks to a mobile screening trailer, women will have easier access to mammograms in Didsbury from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31.

Berry farms in Central Alberta have suffered in varying degrees due to the frost over the May long weekend, with some farmers losing entire crops.

Viking Days was scheduled for Aug. 20 and 21 at the Danish Canadian Museum and is the museum's largest event of the year.

While hay quality varies across the province, how to store that hay for the best results doesn't. “We've got a mixed bag this year,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

A member of a working group tasked with recommending workplace regulations for the ranching and farming community in Alberta is highly skeptical of many of the proposed best practice guidelines.

Controversy over a proposed multi-million dollar motorsports park in Mountain View County is ongoing.

Recent bear encounters in Kananaskis Country have prompted members of the Mountain View BearSmart Society to advise people in the area to be vigilant.

Thirty-three shotgun enthusiasts took part in the 23rd annual Bob Brown Memorial Trap Shooting Tournament at the Lone Pine Clay Target Club east of Olds on July 30-31.

Red Deer County council has approved a plan for the municipality to provide subdivision and planning services to the Village of Delburne. The approval came by way of motion during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Tougher penalties for distracted driving took effect this year but more than seven months into 2016, one local police official says people are still focusing on other things besides the road ahead. Sgt.